Diving polar bears represent for the Special Olympics “Polar Plunge” charity challenge.
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: every year the Indiana Historical Society in downtown Indianapolis hosts a special Christmas exhibit called the Festival of Trees, for which dozens of local businesses and charities festoon a tree or tree-shaped object with decorations befitting their interests and colors. Last year I checked out the festival for my first time along with my coworkers as we sauntered over on our lunch break. We had so much fun that my boss decided our team should make it an annual tradition.
Last time I created not one, but two separate MCC galleries for the occasion. My wife Anne still doesn’t work downtown or at my company and was therefore once again sadly not included in our field trip, but I took photos to share with her and with You, The Viewers at Home. Trees are identified by their trimmers and/or donors. Enjoy!
The museum’s recreation of the living room from A Christmas Story. I took a few closeups here last year, but no establishing shot.
Eli Lilly Hall is the largest room among the Society’s four floors.
A Nutcracker tree promotes an upcoming show at The Dance Refinery, an Indy dance school.
The Shriners of Bartholomew County taught a teddy bear how to race.
Firefly Children & Family Alliance used lollipop tree-toppers.
The Chick-fil-A Christmas-caroling cows chanting, “WE WISH U A MERY CHIKIN, WE WISH U A MERY CHIKIN…”
The YMCA endorses America’s Pickeball craze.
The Museum of Miniature Houses tree embraces a very specific design aesthetic.
Good doggo statues guard the Indiana Canine Assistance Network tree.
A golf cart from the Maple Creek Country Club, bringing back a live one.
Shapiro’s Deli brought a garland-trimmed menorah.
Our local NBC affiliate WTHR once again herded the most peacocks.
Our Indiana Pacers, 13-11 as of this writing.
The Civic Theatre and OMG! IT’S BUDDY! IT’S BUDDY THE ELF! I KNOW HIM!
Not a Halloween leftover; greetings from Marian University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The Indianapolis Ballet reminds me I still miss Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Bunheads.
Cardinals from Ball State University, my sister-in-law’s alma mater.
A departure from evergreen needles, The Crystal Tree is courtesy of Dick and Katie Kruse.
A horned tree from the Catholic Business Exchange.
Another sports/holiday crossover, this one from the West Indy Racquet Club.
Sheet-music ribbon adorns the entry from The Choir School at Christ Cathedral.
The Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana brings happy kids.
On the same floor is their polar opposite, a few pinatas’ worth of candy from Marian University’s Student Organization of Latinos.
Cream-and-crimson trimmings befitting IU’s Kelley School of Business, my mom’s alma mater.
Very cool space tribute from the Explorers Class at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Mooresville (southwest of Indy).
Samples from Little Angel Gowns, a charity specializing in making burial gowns for infants.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles leans into the funniest scene in Disney’s Zootopia. To be fair, our BMV today has lightning reflexes compared to their abysmal, ER-level service standards when I began driving 30+ years ago.
Cross-section of the fourth floor, where the Festival of Trees ends unless you took the elevator up and started here.
A few friends along for the walk. We will not be taking questions about the photo at this time.
(We have enough pics for another gallery if anyone’s interested. Let me know!)
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